I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Microsoft (Toronto, ON) in Oct 2016
Interview
Applied at university career fair. Contacted for on campus interview a week or so afterwards.
Interview was approximately 30 min, asked about resume and some technical questions (mostly focused on databases / SQL).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain projects / work experience on resume.
Write SQL query to find data in table.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft (Melbourne)
Interview
After submitting an online application, I received a HackerRank assessment after passing the resume screening stage, then I was rejected after completing the assessment and did not proceed to further interview rounds.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The assessment consisted of two LeetCode-medium-level coding questions to be completed within 75 minutes.
Straightforward technical loop overall, with strong interviewers at every stage. I genuinely enjoyed the in-depth conversations around technical challenges and algorithmic problem-solving — the entire process felt well-structured and genuinely engaging.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Microsoft (Bangalore Rural) in Jun 2026
Interview
The interview was hard, even as a fresher the dsa they asked was hard category after I checked on leetcode. Though I couldn't solve it. Some of the other people who interviewed were asked easy - medium dsa
